4x4 Magazine Australia - September 2024

In this issue

Five of the best 4x4 trips in Western Australia.

JIMNY HERITAGE
Suzuki has expanded its popular 4x4 Jimny range with a four-door XL wagon.

$300,000 LAND ROVER DEFENDER UNLEASHED!

WHAT HAS BECOME OF LAND ROVER'S ICONIC DEFENDER NAMEPLATE?

2 mins

END OF THE LINE: TOYOTA ENDS PRODUCTION OF ITS V8 ENGINE

ORDER BOOKS SLAM SHUT FOR TOYOTA’S VENERABLE V8 ENGINE

1 min

ACTIVE BOOST

THE SR5 HAS ALWAYS BEEN A POPULAR CHOICE IN THE HILUX RANGE. WE FIND OUT IF IT IS ANY BETTER WITH A BIT OF A BOOST PROVIDED BY THE ADDITION OF V-ACTIVE TECHNOLOGY

4 mins

GROWING PAINS

THE LONG WHEELBASE JIMNY XL ADDS SPACE AND USABILITY TO THE LITTLE SUZUKI, WHILE THE LIMITED EDITION HERITAGE MODEL AMPS UP THE RETRO VIBES

5 mins

JOB DONE

WE HAVE TRANSFORMED THE 4X4 AUSTRALIA MITSUBISHI TRITON GLX-R INTO THE ULTIMATE UTE FOR WORK AND PLAY THANKS TO THE HELP OF SOME OF AUSTRALIA’S LEADING AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET COMPANIES.

8 mins

STORAGE KING

WE KIT OUT THE CARGO SPACE OF OUR FORD EVEREST WITH A NATIONAL LUNA FRIDGE AND MSA FRIDGE SLIDE, BARRIER AND STORAGE DRAWER

3 mins

BEST IN THE WEST

SOME OF THE BEST 4X4 DESTINATIONS ARE LOCATED IN AUSTRALIA'S BIGGEST STATE. HERE ARE FIVE FANTASTIC EXPERIENCES FOR THE ADVENTUROUS FOUR-WHEEL DRIVER

10+ mins

RAIN FOREST RUN

EXPLORING THE ANCIENT RAINFORESTS ALONG THE CREB TRACK IN FNQ

7 mins

A Cape Escape

THIS PARK SITUATED BETWEEN THE ARCHER AND COEN RIVERS ON QUEENSLAND’S CAPE YORK PENINSULA OFFERS A GREAT ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO EXPLORE THE REGION’S FLORA AND FAUNA OH, AND THERE’S PLENTY FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVERS, FISHERMEN AND HISTORY BUFFS

6 mins

TRACKING A BUSHRANGER

IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THE TRAIL OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST NOTORIOUS BUSHRANGER, TAKE ON THIS ADVENTUROUS TOUR THROUGH NORTH-EAST VICTORIA

9 mins

BUILDING BIG

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A ONE-STOP SHOP TO GET ALL THE BEST AFTERMARKET GEAR FOR YOUR FULL-SIZE AMERICAN PICKUP TRUCK, THEN OFFROAD INDUSTRIES SHOULD BE YOUR FIRST PORT OF CALL.

4 mins

ANCIENT ART TRAIL

DICK EUSSEN RECALLS AN EARLIER TIME WHEN HE FIRST DISCOVERED ANCIENT INDIGENOUS ROCK ART AND DETAILS WHERE AND HOW YOU CAN VIEW IT FOR YOURSELF

6 mins

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4x4 Magazine Australia Description:

4X4 Australia takes you to Australia’s most exciting and remote destinations , and we show you how to get there! We test the latest and greatest new and modified vehicles, as well as new camping and outdoor adventure equipment. We introduce you to loads of interesting people, show you heaps of awesome holiday trips and destinations, and we put you in the driver’s seat to tackle the country’s toughest off-road challenges. It’s a whole lot of dirty fun every month!